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Patience and Readiness
In 2008, I had a lunch-cum-job interview with a very successful New York-based fund manager, who had made hundreds of millions of dollars from investing. I asked him, "What has been the hardest part of your job?" He said, "There was a time when for...
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The undivided attention
If you check out any video of Bill Clinton in a crowd, you will notice something remarkable. Whenever he shakes hands with a person, he gives that...
Never trade self-respect for money
During my investing days, one of my portfolio companies was owned by a well-known politician. He was a very articulate guy, often seen on national...
Reclaim our joy and peace
"There is no peace that lives within us constantly and never leaves us. There is only the peace that must be won again and again, each new day of...
The Power of Knowledge
In school, I hated biology with a passion. And once I decided to pursue engineering, I thought of the subject as a waste of time. But I was wrong....
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Happiness: An Endless Chase
Vietnamese meditation master Thich Nhat Hanh said, “When you have a toothache you think that you will be happy when the toothache is gone. But when you don't have the toothache you are still not happy.” Because when the toothache goes, something...
Rewire Your Brain
If you want to break any addiction, here is an action roadmap. Let us first understand what addiction is. It is a compulsive habit – an action you can’t stop yourself from taking even though it harms you. But should our brains not find a harmful...
The Pursuit of Mastery
When building a habit we sometimes get bored in a few weeks. But a pianist may practice 20,000 hours for over a decade to qualify for an orchestra. To be a meditation master, you need 10,000 to 20,000 hours of practice. In fact, Mingyur Rinpoche...
Hierarchy vs Innovation
I have worked in two diametrically opposite work environments. In firms like McKinsey, there was no social hierarchy. Even a senior partner could not overrule a junior analyst using the force of authority. Dissent was not a right, but an obligation...